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Congratulations to Erika L Garcia-Villatora for being selected as the
2017 recipient of the ASN Grand Prize for Young Minority
Investigators, sponsored by DSM Nutritional Products. Erika’s
presentation was entitled ‘The aryl hydrocarbon receptor is a
repressor of colorectal cancer development induced by a high-fat
diet in mice’. Ms Garcia-Villatora is advised by Dr Clinton
Allred, Texas A&M University.

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women globally.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the diagnosis of
breast cancer is growing in the developing world, due to increased
life expectancy, increased urbanization and adoption of western
lifestyles.[1] A new study suggests higher vitamin D levels are
associated with lower risk of breast cancer progression and mortality. [2]

The Physicians’ Health Study II (PHS II) tested the effects of low-dose
multivitamin-mineral supplementation in 18,350 men who had volunteered
for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving aspirin and/or
beta-carotene beginning in 1982. Multivitamin-mineral use was
associated with a 39% reduction in fatal heart attacks (myocardial
infarction, MI).

Rautianinen and colleagues wanted to know if
healthy physicians who were using multivitamins at baseline had a
lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Men who said they were
using multivitamins at baseline (1982) were more likely to smoke, to
be physically active, and less likely to consume alcohol. Men who
reported ≥20 y of multivitamin use at baseline had a lower risk of CVD events.

Who can say they live a life free of stress? Very few indeed.
Pressures at work, tough physical workouts and less-than-optimal
dietary choices can all contribute to oxidative stress. Researchers
believe that oxidative stress may increase risk of prostate cancer.